School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Belize
Belize: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 39,334 number in 2019. β² Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Belize, 1970β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Belize is 39,334 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Belize peaked at 39,334 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10,353 number, in 1970.
Belize ranks 167th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12,418 number | 10,353 number | 13,747 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,210 number | 13,983 number | 19,131 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,583 number | 19,461 number | 23,590 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,073 number | 24,678 number | 31,111 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,085 number | 32,047 number | 39,334 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 164 Suriname 48,584 number compare
- 165 Maldives 46,388 number compare
- 166 Montenegro 41,918 number compare
- 168 Luxembourg 37,885 number compare
- 169 Brunei Darussalam 35,153 number compare
- 170 Macau (China) 34,250 number compare
More education data for Belize
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,497 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.006 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Belize?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Belize was 39,334 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 39,334 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,353 number in 1970.
- How does Belize rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Belize ranks 167th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.